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Old 09-30-2006, 07:53 PM
Eric
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Default Re: I have 2 wireless cards with the same MAC address at the hotel


"Jette Goldie" <bosslady@scotlandmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have two working PCs with the same MAC address!
> How do the packets figure out which computer to go to?


>
> How can that be?
>
> How can I have two working PCs with the same MAC address?
> Why don't the packets get confused as to which computer to go to?
>
> Jette


> Both computers seem to be working wirelessly [perfectly].


Keyword: "seem"

Run Ethereal or some SNMP utility and you'll probably find quite a bit of
collisions going on...






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